Saliva

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

səˈlaɪvə

Definitions

A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolsaliva

Françaissaliva salive

DeutschRotze Speichel Spucke

65 more languages

العربيةاللعاب بزاق ريقلعاب

Azərbaycan dilitüpürcək

Беларускаясліна

Българскислюнка

বাংলাথুতু লালা

Bosanskipljuvačka raka slinaпљувачка слина

Catalàsaliva

Češtinaslina

Cymraegpoer

Danskspyt

Ελληνικάσάλιο σίελος

Esperantosalivo

Eestisülg

فارسیبزاق

Suomikuola räkä sylki

Gaeilgeseile

Gàidhligseile smugaid

Galegocuspe seiva

עבריתלח רוק

हिन्दीथूक राल लारलाला

Hrvatskipljuvačka raka slinaпљувачка слина

Magyarnyál

Հայերենթուք

Bahasa Indonesiaair liur air ludah liurludah

Íslenskamunnvatn slef

Italianosaliva

日本語びろ唾唾液涎

ქართულინერწყვი

Қазақ тілісілекей

ភាសាខ្មែរទឹកមាត់

한국어침 타액

Kurdîlor

Latinasaliva salivarius

Lingálansoi

Lietuviųseilės

Latviešusiekalas

Te Reo Māorihauware hūware ware

Македонскиплунка

Монголшүлс

မြန်မာလျှာရည်သွားရည်

Nederlandsspeeksel

ਪੰਜਾਬੀرال ਰਾਲ

Polskiślina

Portuguêssaliva

Românăsalivă

Русскийслюна слюнка

Ikinyarwandaamacandwe amate

Slovenčinaslina

Slovenščinaslina

Shqippështymë

Српскиpljuvačka raka slinaпљувачка слина

Sesothomathe

Svenskasaliv spott

Kiswahilimate

தமிழ்உமிழ்நீர்எச்சில்

తెలుగులాలాజలం

ไทยน้ำบ่อน้อย น้ำลาย

Tagaloglaway lura

Setswanamathe

Türkçesalya tükürük

Українськаслина

اردورال لار

Tiếng Việtdãi nước bọt nước dãinước miếng

Woloflor tëflit

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

saliva ejector saliva test salivagram salivant salivaricin salivarium

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